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French court convicts 18 people in migrant smuggling trial

The defendants were part of a smuggling gang accused of overseeing most Channel crossings on small boats from France to the UK from 2000 to 2022.

Earth News

Italian men fined for stealing butterflies from Sri Lanka

The two men from northern Italy face two years in jail if they fail to pay the fine by 24 September.

Bulgaria

Eight arrested in Bulgaria migrant smuggling ring bust

Smugglers were charging up to €6,000 per head to smuggle migrants to Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Nature

Italian men sued for suspected rare cacti smuggling from Chile

An Italian conservation organisation is suing two people at the centre of a cacti smuggling lawsuit for damaging its work to support biodiversity.

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Earth News

‘Super-pollutant’ greenhouse gases are being smuggled into Europe

The impact of hydrofluorocarbons on global warming can be up to thousands of times greater than that of carbon dioxide.

Travel News

Airport sniffer dog discovers mummified monkeys in passenger's luggage

Bushmeat is illegal in the US due to the risk of viruses.

World News

EU launches European Ports Alliance tackle drug trafficking

Last year saw a huge increase in drug seizures in several European ports, with gangs exploiting security weaknesses.

Spain

Spanish police seize illegally exported Ukrainian jewellery

In a police statement on Monday, Spanish authorities released a statement announcing the recovery of 11 pieces of jewelry that had been smuggled from Ukraine, some dating back to the 8th century BC

World News

Euroviews. These are the unspoken truths about human smuggling

To truly disrupt the underpinnings of smuggling networks, mere security enhancements won't cut it. We might find more success in reducing the demand for smuggling services rather than suppressing its supply, Dr Luigi Achilli writes.

Travel News

Watch: Inside the chaotic flight where escaped rat bites air steward

A security worker at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport has been suspended, as police investigate the smuggling incident.

Earth News

Mystery as ‘malnourished’ lion cub found wandering a road in Serbia

The smuggling of wild and rare animals is believed to be widespread in the Balkan region.

World News

Eel smuggling ring busted by European police

More than 25 tonnes of trafficked eels worth €13 million were seized by Europol.

Romania

Euroviews. Europe has a tobacco smuggling problem it needs to curb

Putting an end to tobacco smuggling would mean extra money in the budget to help those who need it the most — an ideal the European Union leaders vowed to uphold, Cristian Gherasim writes.

Europe Decoded

'Gateway' Spain sees spike in protected animals trafficking

Last year, there was a 55% increase in the number of protected animals trafficked to Spain compared with 2021.

Greece

Fisherman facing 4,760 years in jail receives centuries-long sentence

The 45-year-old man had agreed to steer the migrant boat he was travelling on with his teenage son, in return for a cheaper fee paid to the smugglers.

Spain

Spanish police dismantle gang smuggling drugs disguised as Ukraine aid

The group had allegedly "pretended to be part of a solidarity convoy" in order to avoid police and border controls.

World News

Man arrested in UK over deaths of 27 migrants in English Channel

Ten members of a suspected smuggling group have already been charged in France over the migrant shipwreck.

Portugal

Portugal arrests 35 people over suspected migrant smuggling ring

The criminal gang allegedly exploited migrants on farms in the southern Alentejo region.

Hungary

Two suspected smugglers arrested after Budapest gunfight, police chase

The men had fled the authorities in a van carrying 21 suspected migrants.

Nature

Donkey penises seized in Nigeria smuggling operation

Nigeria is trying to curb the export of donkey parts, which has drastically diminished the country's population of the work animals.